Benjamin Franklin Buchanan

Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 9, 1924 – February 21, 1932
Preceded byJohn J. Miller
Succeeded byBurt L. Dickinson
21st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office
February 1, 1918 – February 1, 1922
GovernorWestmoreland Davis
Preceded byJames Taylor Ellyson
Succeeded byJunius Edgar West
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 14, 1914 – January 12, 1916
Preceded byDavid C. Cummings Jr.
Succeeded byJohn P. Buchanan
In office
December 6, 1893 – December 1, 1897
Preceded byE. L. Roberts
Succeeded byCharles W. Steele
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Franklin Buchanan

October 4, 1857
Smyth County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 1932(1932-02-21) (aged 74)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEleanor Fairman Sheffey
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

Benjamin Franklin Buchanan (October 4, 1857 – February 21, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1918 to 1922.